ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367832
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1989 |
| Time: | 13:41 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Shields Aviation Of Georgia |
| Registration: | N911SA |
| MSN: | 15285247 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5239 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Immokalee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Jacksonville, FL (CRG |
| Fort Myers, FL (KFMY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE BECAME DISORIENTED WHILE ON A FLT FROM JACKSONVILLE, FL TO FORT MYER, FL. HE OBTAINED ASSISTANCE, BUT THE ACFT LOST POWER FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION BEFORE HE REACHED AN ARPT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING & WAS DAMAGED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT HIS ESTIMATED TIME EN ROUTE WAS PLANNED TO BE 3.3 HRS WITH 4 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED AFTER 3 HRS & 12 MIN OF FLT. WITNESSES & FUEL RECEIPTS SHOWED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 1.5 HRS ON THE PREVIOUS EVENING.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT BECOMING LOST OR DISORIENTED, AND THE TREE(S) IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA90LA012
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 1985 | N6418Q | Shields Aviation | 0 | Jekyll Island, GA | |
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Revision history:
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| 22-Mar-2024 19:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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